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Might not be for everyone, but I'm proud to present: https://whatthefuckshouldimakefordinner.com/index.php
Passmark
I use this Android benchmark website whenever a sibling asks me, "what phone should I get?"
It's not a precise comparison. (In fact, it rates different carrier software running the same LG G710 phone hardware as anything from 7,000 to 8,000.) And it reminds you of its imprecision several times.
But some phones made today benchmark like they're seven years old. And the site helps you avoid those egregious cases.
AlternativeTo.net
The name is pretty self-explanatory, but even if you don't know the exact program you're looking for, the search tool can find you programs based on a description like, "photo editor" or "markdown editor."
It's one of the first places I go when looking for software. Especially open source software.
I've made a few thousand dollars on some of the paid survey apps. That's useful to me! It's tedious as can be but Qmee, Attapoll, Survey Spin, and Leger opinion have paid me about 3K in the last year and a half. I have bought myself many pairs of shoes and two new coats and a ton of other stuff.
https://archive.org/web/ Archive of saved web pages.
consensus.app Consensus is a search engine that uses AI to extract and distill findings directly from scientific research
browse.feddit.de Find Lemmy communities across instances.
detexify.kirelabs.org Find LaTeX symbols by drawing them.
Ninite Install and Update All Your Programs at Once [on Windows]
patorjk.com/software/taag Text to ASCII Art Generator.
webhook.site Webhook.site lets you easily inspect, test and automate any incoming HTTP request or e-mail
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Are you in a comma?
For Android phones, the list of best FLOSS apps available from F-Droid:
https://lemmy.world/post/108566
The list is at this link:
https://alternativeto.net/list/28655/the-ultimate-f-droid-setup/
Honestly, alternativeto.net on its own is probably worthy of being an answer to this question. That is an extremely useful website.
what does the L stand for?
Gonna guess Libre ? I think it's French for freedom or something. CBF looking it up. I'm currently sleeping.
Yes, libre in French or Spanish means 'free, not imprisoned'.
Here's the short explanation from gnu.org